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King Charles Shares Rare Health Update as He Meets with Patients also...

King Charles shared updates on his ongoing cancer treatment and encouraged patients during the opening of a new 736-bed hospital serving 750,000 residents, reflecting on medical progress.

  • On Wednesday, King Charles made a rare public comment about his health while opening Midland Metropolitan University Hospital, which officially opened on October 6, 2024, in Smethwick, Birmingham.
  • After a Balmoral break and a brief hospital stay in late March, King Charles resumed royal duties in Birmingham following treatment since January of last year.
  • During the tour, King Charles chatted with patients and staff in the hospital's enclosed winter garden and remarked, `As long as they're making you comfortable`, the King said.
  • Buckingham Palace said the King experienced temporary side effects after scheduled cancer treatment, requiring short observation and a return to Clarence; tomorrow's diary programme will be rescheduled.
  • The King framed his experience as deepening appreciation, saying it has illuminated how organisations and volunteers bring compassion to illness; he shared lessons at a May reception with Queen Camilla and is managing health amid engagements.
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On his first autumn appointment King Charles surprises with unusually open words about his health and aging.

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For one and a half years, King Charles III's cancer diagnosis has been publicly known, but how is the British monarch still in treatment? During a hospital appointment, the king gave unexpected insights into his condition.

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King Charles provided a brief health update Wednesday during a visit to a new hospital in Birmingham. The British monarch, who is suffering from cancer, said in a conversation with another cancer patient that he was "not doing too badly." The 76-year-old Charles gave this response after being told that it was "good to see you're recovering well."

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De Telegraaf broke the news in Amsterdam, Netherlands on Wednesday, September 3, 2025.
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